Pediatric Airway Surgery. Management of Laryngotracheal Stenosis in Infants and Children

About this book

This book provides detailed insight into the difficult problem of pediatric airway management. Each chapter focuses on a particular condition in a very practical manner, describing diagnostic procedures and precisely explaining surgical options with the help of high-quality illustrations. In addition, boxes are included to summarize procedures and to list tips, tricks, and traps relevant to daily clinical practice.

Content Level » Professional/practitioner
Keywords » cricotracheal resection - endoscopy - management - pediatric airwaystenosis
Related subjects » Otorhinolaryngology - Pediatrics - Surgery

Table of contents

PART I.- Evaluation Of The Compromised Paediatric Airway .- The Compromised Paediatric Airway: Challenges Facing Families And Physicians.- Applied Surgical Anatomy Of The Larynx And Trachea.- Clinical Evaluation Of Airway Obstruction.- Equipment And Instrumentation For Diagnostic And Therapeutic Endoscopy.- Endoscopic Assessment Of The Compromised Paediatric Airway

PART II.- Congenital Anomalies Of The Larynx And Trachea.- Laryngomalacia.- Vocal Cord Paralysis.- Congenital Subglottic Stenosis.- Laryngeal Web And Atresia.- Subglottic Haemangioma.- Ductal Cysts, Saccular Cysts, And Laryngoceles.- Laryngeal And Tracheal Clefts.- Congenital Tracheal Anomalies

PART III.- Acquired Laryngeal And Tracheal Stenoses.- Acquired Post-Intubation Stenosis.- External Laryngeal Trauma.- Neoplastic Lesions Of The Larynx And Trachea

PART IV.- Surgery For Laryngotracheal Stenosis.- Preoperative Assessment, Indication For Surgery, And Parental Counseling.- Endoscopic Techniques For Laryngotracheal Stenosis.- Laryngotracheoplasty And Laryngotracheal Reconstruction.- Partial Cricotracheal Resection

PART V.- Tracheal Surgery And Revision Surgery.- Tracheotomy.- Tracheal Resection And Anastomosis.- Revision Surgery.

Authors & Editors

Since 1991, Professor Monnier is the Chairman and Head of the Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery Department of the University Hospital CHUV in Lausanne, Switzerland.He is internationally recognized for the management of pediatric airway problems and is the pioneer of pediatric cricotracheal resection for the management of subglottic stenosis in infants and children. For the past 10 years he has given around 5 to 6 guest lectures each year to audiences around the world on this topic.